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Coroner’s Service Toxicology Contract

Reading Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:40.

Opportunity overview

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Coroner’s Service Toxicology Contract - The scope for this project is to cover the following key deliverables: Testing analysis and interpretation of toxicological specimens, Interpretive toxicology reports to HM Senior Coroner and Pathologist within contract timescales, Maintenance of adequate contact between HM Senior Coroner’s Officers and staff, Attendance at inquest as required and Monthly statistics and performance indicators Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project. Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 19/08/2025. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Toxicology UK

Match pending…
Published award value
£392.7k
Awarded
27 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PBLQ-5782-PNHT
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B33AX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85145000 — Services provided by medical laboratories

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 500k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

  • Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" via In-Tend upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project.Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RBC 00002335
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
23 Sept 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
30 Aug 2025, 00:59

Enquiry period

Ends
20 Aug 2025, 00:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
600,000

Renewal

Description
1year + 1 year

Award criteria

Weighting Description
40% Price and 60% Quality (includes Social Value)

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
40% Price and 60% Quality (includes Social Value)

Contract period

Ends
20 Jan 2029, 23:59
Starts
21 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
20 Jan 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85145000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Services provided by medical laboratories

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" via In-Tend upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 3
Id
044120-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
30 Jul 2025, 10:12

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWBJ-9435-VXQQ
Name
Reading Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG1 2LU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bridge Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWBJ-9435-VXQQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PBLQ-5782-PNHT
Name
Toxicology UK

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B33AX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Mazars, First Floor

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PBLQ-5782-PNHT
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
27 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Coroner's Toxicology Service
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
27 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85145000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Services provided by medical laboratories

Value

Amount
392,700
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
490,875

Renewal

Description
+1+1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071151-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
5 Nov 2025, 10:28

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBLQ-5782-PNHT
Name
Toxicology UK

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
071151-2025
Description
The standstill period will be extended by 1 week to the 12th November in order to allow the Council time to review a challenge that has been received.

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends
20 Jan 2029, 23:59
Starts
21 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
20 Jan 2031, 23:59

Standstill Period

Entry 1
Ends
12 Nov 2025, 23:59
Entry 2
Ends
5 Nov 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG1 2LU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0568ab-2025-11-05T10:28:40ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·